Faucet



Sept. 2 2, 1925; v

G. W. COOKE FAUCET Filed vApril. 19. 1924 INVENTOR. 7x Ma, BY

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 22, 1925 A UNITED 1 S ATES;

: PATENT o'FFIifIE.

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To all wh om it. may concern: i

Be it known thatl, G ORGE a citizen f h Un te tates, a esi ie l Hillcrest,;Jamaica, in the county gf gueens r and State'of New York, have inventeducertain new and 1 useful Improvements in 'Faucets, of which the following is a-,full, .clear,

and exact description. 1

When liquids, such as 1 oil, are

shipped in barrels or; drums or other containersfrom which Y the liquid I is to be dispensed by the pu-rchaser, it is impractical to provide the containers 'prior to shipment with the f'ordinary faucet or othenivalvei devices;-;;for;drawing oflt' theliquid because of the likelihood of injury to such projecting devices in transit; Thegremoval of the bung or othen'stopper from the container and properly :,fitting a drawoff valve in" the bung; opening is inconvenient. and often times the occasion of};considerable; difficulty. The desirability ofj originally equipping the; containers with -suitable ;fauoets is manifest, ;and various expedients for meeting -this situation have been proposed, most commonly; the employment of a reversible valve on faucetwhich in one position serves as astopper-or, bungpro= jecting 'onlyslightlyor not at all beyond the wall ofthe container, 7 and in the reversed position becomes ,a. projecting draw-ofi' emben, L 1 I have devised a construction for thispurpose which obviates the reversal of the fancet, and which, while of quite general utility, is well adapted for the heavy steel drums or barrels commonly usedfortcontaining oils. In accordance with my in-vention the outer end of the faucet becomes the bung or stopper and, my;- -invention is therefore I well to move thefaucet intothe container until the outer flange bears against .the wall to use the {faucet as a hung, and to fully withdraw it until the inner flange bears against the wall to render the faucet available for use. Suitable provision is made at eachend ofithe faucet to cause it. to fit tightly into the. bung opening, such as screw threads, on the one .end'on an enlarged portionof the faucet body member immediately in front- Ii-the ,fiange, and/on the other endon' an enlarged; neck; ofat he plug if that type lof faucet is employed. 1' 'Convenience. in .assemblyrequires that there be a separate, removable bung member into which the. faucetscrews or otherwise fits, and. my invention therefore. also con templates a suitable bushing, .,.pr'eferably internally and externally. screw threaded, which iremovably screws into. a spud'forf the like integrally secured, f as by welding, to the container wall about thebung opening." The bushing willv have an outer flange which will bear against-the outer face ofthe con tainer wall through themedium of an interposed gasket. f r ,7 My invention also includes other features and details of construction, as will herein after more fully appear. I shalljnow describe theillustrated embodiment of imy'invention, and shall. thereafter point out my invention in claims. c 1 Q i l is an elevation ofan'endportionjofadrum or barrel with a portion of the'head in section andishowing in elevation a faucet construction embodying myinvention in sealing or shippingfposition; I Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal central section of the faucet and bushing and of the adjacent portion of the container, with the faucet in the same position as in Figure: 1; Fig. 3 is, a view similar to Figure 2 showing the faucet in dispensing position; "Fig. lisan outer end view of the faucet;

Fig. 5 is aftransverse section on line 55 of Figure 3.

The faucet deviceis shown as applied to ,the head or crown l of a barrel or drunilQ.

A collar or spud 3 is welded to theinner face of the head around the bung opening,

and this spud isprovided with internal bly isscrewed down tightly with the flange bearing against the outer face of the head through the medium of an interposed gas ket 5.

The faucet has'latubular body member 6 which is of a smaller diameter than the internal opening of the bung member 4, except at its rear end where it has a portion 6 enlarged of the same diameter as the internal size of the bushing 4;. This enlarged portion 6 is provided with external screw threads adapted to engage with those in the bushing l, and it terminates at its rear end in a circumferential flange 6. A washer 6 surrounds the portion 6 immediately in front of the flange 6 l The body member 6 is provided intermediate of its ends with an internal circumferential valve seat 6 and the valve chamber in "advance thereof is internally screw threaded and has a lateral discharge opening 6 A valve plug 7 screws into this valve chamber and in the form shown, this valve plug is made hollow throughout its length and has a wooden gasket 8 in its inner end adapted to seat against the valve seat 6 when the screw plug is turned in and thus close the faucet.

Immediately back of the screw threaded stem portion of the plug 7 which screws into the valve chamber, the plug is provided with an enlarged screw threaded neck portion 7 of the same diameter as the enlarged portion G of the body member. At its outer end the plug terminates in a circumferential flange 7*, while a gasket 7 surrounds the neck portion 7 immediately in front of the flange 7 P. The outer end of the plug may be closed by a sheet metal cap 9 on which may be imprinted any desired legend. The flange 7 and also the flange of the bushing 4 are preferably hexagonal or of other non-circular shape to accommodate a wrench. Also the body member of the valve is provided with ahexagonal portion immediately back of the valve chamber for the same purpose.

In assembling the parts, the faucet member with the plug removed is inserted into the bushing, so that the inner end of the bushing is toward the inner enlarged end of the body member. The plug is then screwed into the valve chamber so as to sit tightly against the seat 6 and the neck portion 7 of the plug is screwed into the bushing, which is the position of the parts shown in Figures 1 and 2. The bushing is then screwed into the bung opening. The head of the plug then bears against the outer face of the flange of the bushing with the gasket 7 between the two faces. The length of the plug stem is such that in this position the valve is tightly closed, and an effective seal is thus secured. This will be done after the container has been filled and while it is standing on endwith the bung up. The chime of the barrel extends beyond the outer face of the head of the plug in this position, and the barrel can, therefore, be turned safely to stand on either end during shipment. When the barrel is delivered the purchaser has only to unscrew the outer end of the faucet from its engagement with the bushing l and withdraw the faucet and screw its inner end 6 into the bushing until the gasket 6 is tightly compressed between the flange 6 and the inner end of the bushing. The barrel can then be turned on its side and the faucet used in the usual way for withdrawing the contents of the barrel.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the construction shown in the drawings and above particularly described within the principle and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A combined faucet and stopper device for containers, comprising, in combination with a removabl tubular bung member for the container, a faucet having a body member of a size adapted to pass freely through the bung member and having at its inner end an enlarged portion shaped to fit tightly in the bung member and terminating in a circumferential flange adapted to bear against the inner end of the bung member, and a plug member for opening and closing the faucet fitting within the outer end of the body member and removable therefrom and having an enlarged portion beyond the end of the body member shaped to fit tightly in the bung member and terminating in a circumferential flange adapted to bear against the outer face of the bung member.

2'. A combined faucet and stopper device for containers comprlsing, in combination with a removable internally screw threaded bung member for the container, a faucet having a body member of a size adapted to pass freely through the bung member and having at its inner end an enlarged screw threaded portion adapted to screw into the bung member and terminating in a circumferential flange adapted to bear against the inner end of the bung member, and a plug member for opening and closing the faucet fitting within the outer end of the body member and removable therefrom and having an enlarged screw threaded portion beyond the end of the body member adapted to screw into the bung member and terminating in a. circumferential flange adapted to bear against the outer face of the bung member.

3. A combined faucet and stopper device for containers comprising an internally and externally threaded bushing adapted to screw into a threaded opening in a container wall and serve as a bung member and having a circumferential flange at its outer end to bear against the outer face of the container wall, a tubular faucet body member of a size to pass freely through the bushing and having an integral screw threaded enlargen'ient at its inner end adapted to screw into the bushing and terminating in a circumferential flange adapted to bear against the inner end of the bushing and having a circumferential internal valve seat and a lateral outlet opening and internal screw threads beyond the valve seat, and a screw plug for opening and closing the faucet engaging the screw threads within the body member and having an enlarged screw threaded portion beyond the end of the body member adapted to screw into the 10 bung member and terminating in a circumferential flange adapted to bear against the outer face of the bushing.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my signature.

GEORGE W. COOKE. 

